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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Faceless Entity is a raw black metal project from the Netherlands, active since 2017. They deal in stripped-down, lo-fi black metal that prioritizes atmosphere and aggression over production polish, operating within the Dutch underground.
Faded Colors is a raw black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023. They strip black metal to its rawest essentials, delivering lo-fi hostility from the Russian capital.
Fading Roses is a raw black metal/dark ambient/noise project from France, formed in 2022. The project blends the rawness of black metal with dark ambient and noise elements.
Falsa Luz is a raw black metal and punk unit from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2020. The trio, credited under the initials D.C., D.D., and G.N., draws comparisons to acts like Bone Awl, blending tremolo-driven riffs with tormented vocals. Their discography includes the albums Breu Eterno, Por Linhas Tortas, and Vozes Penadas, all self-released through their Bandcamp.
Fanaticism is a raw black metal project from Hungary, active since 2015 and channeling uncompromising lo-fi black metal. The project operates in the underground reaches of the Hungarian black metal scene.
Faunul din Smida is an atmospheric/raw black metal project from Romania, formed in 2023. Their Romanian name — 'The Faun of Smida' — references a village in the Apuseni Mountains, anchoring their black metal in the wild, forested landscapes of western Transylvania.
Feios is a one-man raw black metal project from Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, formed and launched in 2023 by multi-instrumentalist Billy Grind, who handles all instruments, vocals, logo design, mixing, and mastering. The project debuted with the EP Fuck It, We're All Ugly and When We Die We Go to the Same Shitty Hole, HaHaHa (April 2023), a four-track release drawing on personal experience and dark humour. Released through Podreira Records, the EP exemplifies lo-fi Brazilian raw black metal with a self-deprecating edge.
Fel is a raw black metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2023. The band creates abrasive, lo-fi black metal from the Maine-et-Loire capital.
Fenriz is a raw black metal project from Chorzow in the Silesian Voivodeship, formed in 2023. Despite sharing a name with Darkthrone's legendary drummer, this Polish project carves its own path through raw, uncompromising black metal from Upper Silesia.
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